Track Listing DISC 1: 1. Mary Queen of Arkansas - (demo version) 2. It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City - (demo version) 3. Growin' Up - (demo version) 4. Does This Bus Stop at 82nd Street? - (demo version) 5. Bishop Danced - (live, at Max's Kansas City) 6. Santa Ana 7. Seaside Bar Song 8. Zero and Blind Terry 9. Linda Let Me Be the One 10. Thundercrack 11. Rendezvous 12. Give the Girl a Kiss 13. Iceman 14. Bring on the Night 15. So Young and in Love 16. Hearts of Stone 17. Don't Look Back
DISC 2: 1. Restless Nights 2. Good Man Is Hard to Find, A (Pittsburgh) 3. Roulette - (B-Side To "One Step Up") 4. Dollhouse 5. Where the Bands Are 6. Loose Ends 7. Living on the Edge of the World 8. Wages of Sin 9. Take 'Em as They Come 10. Be True - (B-Side To "Fade Away") 11. Ricky Wants a Man of Her Own 12. I Wanna Be With You 13. Mary Lou 14. Stolen Car 15. Born in the U. S. A. 16. Johnny Bye-Bye 17. Shut Out the Light - (B-Side To "Born In The U.S.A.")
DISC 3: 1. Cynthia 2. My Love Will Not Let You Down 3. This Hard Land 4. Frankie 5. TV Movie 6. Stand on It - (B-Side To "Glory Days") 7. Lion's Den 8. Car Wash 9. Rockaway the Days 10. Brothers Under the Bridge - ('83) 11. Man at the Top 12. Pink Cadillac - (B-Side To "Dancing In The Dark") 13. Two For the Road - (B-Side To "Tunnel Of Love") 14. Janey Don't You Lose Heart - (B-Side To "I'm Going Down") 15. When You Need Me 16. Wish, The 17. Honeymooners, The 18. Lucky Man - (B-Side To "Brilliant Disguise")
DISC 4: 1. Leavin' Train 2. Seven Angels 3. Gave It a Name 4. Sad Eyes 5. My Lover Man 6. Over the Rise 7. When the Lights Go Out 8. Loose Change 9. Trouble in Paradise 10. Happy 11. Part Man, Part Monkey 12. Goin' Cali 13. Back in Your Arms 14. Brothers Under the Bridge
| Details | | Playing Time: | 252 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Clarence Clemons, Danny Federici, Max Weinberg, Nils Lofgren, Steve Van Zandt | | Distributor: | Sony Music Distribution ( | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes TRACKS includes 56 previously unreleased masters, many of which were recorded during the BORN IN THE U.S.A. and THE RIVER sessions, as well as ten B-sides. Personnel includes: Bruce Springsteen, Miami Steve Van Zandt, Clarence Clemons, Roy Bittan, Garry Tallent, Max Weinberg, Danny Federici, Nils Lofgren. Includes liner notes by Bruce Springsteen. All tracks have been digitally mastered using HDCD technology. This handsomely packaged box set goes a long way towards illuminating the darker corners of Springsteen's recording career. Apparently, almost every time the Boss went into the studio he recorded more songs than he could possibly fit onto a record, and most of those extra tracks languished in obscurity. The four-disc TRACKS aims to change that. The amazing thing about the never-before-heard material here (and the little-known b-sides also included) is that most of the songs are just as impressive as the ones ultimately chosen to go on Springsteen's albums. Spanning various phases of his career, the selections chronicle Springsteen's journey from Dylan-inspired folk-poet to funky working class hero to larger-than-life rock icon, and each era is given a new coat of paint via the previously unreleased songs that represent it. Of special note is the innovative manner in which the package itself was put together, the box folding out to reveal a four-cornered tapestry of candid Springsteen photographs that pull out to expose the four glorious discs underneath.
Editorial Reviews Included in Q Magazine's 50 Best Albums of 1999. Q (01/01/2000)
...for all TRACKS' padding, it is disarming to hear rock delviered with such unbridled earnestness and positive energy, gleefully drunk on its own power to elevate musicians and audiences alike.... - Rating: B Entertainment Weekly (11/13/1998)
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